Frequently Asked Questions for Insights on API Products
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Tell me more about EDI Wheel?
EDIWheel is the Industry Standard for the Tire business
In the late 1990s, the EDIWheel organization was established to develop an industry standard for offering an EDI and API solution between customers and manufacturers and for supporting the B2B, B2B2C E-Commerce within the worldwide tire industry.
This solution helps to connect the businesses of customers and suppliers, handles the complexity of the B2B, and B2B2C processes end-to-end, and shares data in a quick and reliable way. All participants can benefit from a simple and unified data exchange for several processes within the tire business.
EDIWheel has been in place for more than 20 years within the worldwide tire business and in the meantime the standard is becoming more and more popular around the globe, driven by customers such as car manufacturers as well as tire manufacturers themselves. EDIWheel supports the digitalization of the tire industry, being more modern and efficient.
Learn more on EDIWheel organization here: https://ediwheel.net
Its association includes software editors and manufacturers Participants
Some benefits of the EDIWheel standard:
- Manufacturer-independent solutions.
- Future-orientated, scalable technology.
- Continuous developments depend on requirements from customers, industry, and authorities.
- Guarantee the security of investments, compatibility, and no recurring fees.
- Possibility to do a step-by-step integration.
A few Available Operations within Michelin are:
- Order
- Order Status & Response
- Dispatch Advice Request & List
- Invoice
- Payment Advice
- Inquiry Quote
- Etc…
The system is accessible 24/7. Messages can be Synchronous or Asynchronous.
If you want to learn more on System to System development at Michelin please visit here: MICHELIN SERVICES CATALOGUE
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I’m having trouble testing API Product even after subscription. What should I do?
We encourage you to visit the ‘Specification’ and ‘Documentation’ sections for technical details on respective API Products. Also as an alternative, even you can reach out to us using the ‘Contact Us’ Section and we will connect with you.
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From where can I get the information on API parameters?
We encourage you to visit the ‘Specification’ and ‘Documentation’ tabs for technical details on API Products. In case of any queries, you can contact us using the ‘Contact Us’ Section and we will connect with you.
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Do I need exclusive access to test the API Products?
API Products are secured with an Authentication layer.
You will need to subscribe to the API first based on a suitable ‘Plan of Usage’ and then get the required Credentials to access/test the APIs.
Read more about it in the ‘Documentation’ tab of each API product under the ‘Authentication Details’ section.
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How can I test the API available in Portal for my use case?
You can test the APIs by selecting the available ‘Plan of Usage’ best suited to your requirements and creating an application for your use. Within the application, you will get the required credentials to test API. We also encourage you to visit the ‘Specification’ tab of API Products for further technical details.
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I’m having trouble understanding how OAuth works. What should I do?
We recommend working through our ‘Authentication’ Section and referring to this link to get the basics of OAuth worked out. In case of any queries, you can contact us using the ‘Contact Us’ Section and we will connect with you.
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Can I try out API without fee?
We have different ‘Plan of Usage’ on API Products, you can choose the suitable one as per your requirement. We do have a trial plan for free based on the terms and conditions applicable.